Okay, so I have the most current OSX and was having some lag issues, so I installed Onyx to run some cleanup stuff. I install it, run it, it seems to lockup on startup, so I hold the power button and reboot. It's cool. Do some stuff, surf, email, etc, then run Onyx again. It fires up, and I run the 'daily' scripts - goes fine. Run the 'weekly' scripts and it asks for my password, I enter it and it says it's wrong. Retry a few times, never works. Try and change password in System Prefs, no go. Then I see that nothing is working. Nothing is saving, or writing to the drive. I restart, only to get a grey screen with a folder icon and flashing macface / question mark.
Throw in Hardware Test CD. Logic Board: Passed. Mass Storage: Passed. Memory: Passed. Video RAM: Passed.
Throw in old install disc (10.3) and load it up. It can't find my startup disc, just the CD and the network (?). Disk Utility is run on hard drive and I get verious texts about "invalid header node" & "underlying task reported failure on exit (-9972)" and it stops.
Try and change password, no go.
Reset the PRAM, no change. Same flashing folder.
Will not boot into single user mode.
I have a week old backup on an external drive, so I'm not freaking TOO much, but I am out of warrany. I had the drive go bad and Apple replaced it within the past year, but since my Applecare has ran out. Maybe they'll still help me?
Either way, any help as to what to do to fix this?
Throw in Hardware Test CD. Logic Board: Passed. Mass Storage: Passed. Memory: Passed. Video RAM: Passed.
Throw in old install disc (10.3) and load it up. It can't find my startup disc, just the CD and the network (?). Disk Utility is run on hard drive and I get verious texts about "invalid header node" & "underlying task reported failure on exit (-9972)" and it stops.
Try and change password, no go.
Reset the PRAM, no change. Same flashing folder.
Will not boot into single user mode.
I have a week old backup on an external drive, so I'm not freaking TOO much, but I am out of warrany. I had the drive go bad and Apple replaced it within the past year, but since my Applecare has ran out. Maybe they'll still help me?
Either way, any help as to what to do to fix this?
